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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty
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Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi sentenced to six years in prison, avoiding death penalty

CNN  —  Dissident Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi, arrested last October for supporting the protest movement in Iran last year, has…
France bans fireworks sales amid fears of renewed violence over Bastille Day weekend
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France bans fireworks sales amid fears of renewed violence over Bastille Day weekend

CNN  —  France has banned the sale, possession and transport of fireworks over the Bastille Day weekend next week amid…
Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote
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Protests across Israel ahead of vote on judicial overhaul bill vote

Jerusalem CNN  —  Large crowds of protesters across Israel have come out in the 27th consecutive week of demonstrations against…
Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad
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Hong Kong police arrest 4 for allegedly aiding dissidents abroad

Hong Kong CNN  —  Hong Kong police have arrested four people on suspicion of financially aiding activists abroad, just days…
Fund for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one made for victim’s family
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Fund for French police officer who shot teen dead dwarfs one made for victim’s family

After a police officer in France shot dead unarmed 17-year-old Nahel Merzouk during a traffic stop in Paris last week,…
Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car
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Hundreds march with French mayor whose house was attacked by burning car

CNN  —  Hundreds of people marched on Monday in support of a French mayor whose house was attacked by a…
Mayor says home ‘rammed’ and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters
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Mayor says home ‘rammed’ and set on fire as France detains hundreds more protesters

CNN  —  The mayor of a Paris suburb has said his home was attacked early Sunday morning, calling it “an…
Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning
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Protesters break into Swedish embassy in Baghdad after Stockholm Quran burning

CNN  —  Demonstrators breached the perimeter of the Swedish embassy in Baghdad Thursday, a day after a protester burned a…
Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know
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Protests are sweeping France. Here’s what you need to know

CNN  —  France has been rocked by a wave of protests after a 17-year-old youth was shot by police near…
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